Positional Strength Overview By Teams


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Major League Baseball 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview By Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Josh Thole	19th	Jacob Bell	26th	25th
First Basemen	Júlio Rivas	11th	Jason Shepherd	25th	19th
Second Basemen	Ben Zobrist	21st	Jack Underwood	26th	24th
Third Basemen	Kurt Allen	21st	Enrique Chávez	14th	15th
Shortstops	Frank Olsen	17th	Frank Olsen	17th	18th
Left Fielders	Matt Holliday	16th	Fernando Castino	15th	16th
Center Fielders	Justin Maxwell	22nd	Chris MacPherson	17th	20th
Right Fielders	Will Davis	24th	Xavier Hernández	14th	18th
Starting Pitchers	Chad Billingsley	9th	Pat Brown	27th	16th
Relievers	Chien-Ming Wang	9th	Ken Zimmerman	16th	10th
Closers	Mike Adams	1st	Jed Hampton	29th	7th

Atlanta Braves 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Pedro Aguilar	30th	Phil Lewis	25th	26th
First Basemen	Eduardo Stephens	7th	Eduardo Stephens	8th	7th
Second Basemen	Ryan Raburn	4th	Rob MacNeill	23rd	18th
Third Basemen	Ray Alston	9th	Henry Makeever	22nd	21st
Shortstops	Tex Moran	4th	Tex Moran	4th	1st
Left Fielders	Matt Diaz	13th	Joe Suggitt	7th	8th
Center Fielders	Leon Lynch	3rd	Leon Lynch	1st	1st
Right Fielders	Roy Davis	16th	Roy Davis	11th	13th
Starting Pitchers	Clay Buchholz	14th	Shiba Rin	22nd	18th
Relievers	Juan Pérez	18th	Juan Pérez	10th	13th
Closers	Jeff Fulchino	27th	Kent Cooper	18th	28th

Baltimore Orioles 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Juan Rivera	12th	Garrett MacIntyre	2nd	5th
First Basemen	Adrian Gonzalez	9th	Ramón Riverva	17th	16th
Second Basemen	Jeff Baker	26th	Mitch Clark	13th	20th
Third Basemen	Ian Stewart	28th	William King	4th	9th
Shortstops	Dennis James	2nd	Frank LeBlanc	Tied for 15th	5th
Left Fielders	Luke Scott	22nd	Scotty Walker	18th	21st
Center Fielders	Jason Holmes	26th	Andy Hughes	26th	29th
Right Fielders	Angel Pagan	26th	Bill MacDonald	30th	30th
Starting Pitchers	Brad Bergesen	24th	Clayton Inman	9th	21st
Relievers	Juan Carlos Herrera	15th	Kevin Haggard	19th	15th
Closers	Jhoulys Chacin	7th	Tex Brennan	19th	14th

Boston Red Sox 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Iván Castro	17th	Anthony Patton	14th	13th
First Basemen	Casey Kotchman	26th	Adrian Davis	30th	30th
Second Basemen	Evan Longoria	1st	Mac Oglethorpe	18th	10th
Third Basemen	Cisco Reyes	26th	Cisco Reyes	17th	22nd
Shortstops	Starlin Castro	21st	Will Hanson	29th	27th
Left Fielders	Andre Ethier	20th	David Snow	3rd	9th
Center Fielders	B.J. Upton	14th	Larry Carter	22nd	19th
Right Fielders	Matt Kemp	7th	Ron Hunt	3rd	3rd
Starting Pitchers	Justin Verlander	1st	Alejandro López	16th	4th
Relievers	Cristhian Martinez	19th	Clay Allen	29th	25th
Closers	Bobby Seay	16th	Randy Matthews	15th	18th

Chicago White Sox 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Pat Young	7th	Pat Young	17th	11th
First Basemen	Robert Henderson	23rd	Gregg Gary	27th	27th
Second Basemen	Howie Kendrick	Tied for 21st	Justin Schroeder	30th	30th
Third Basemen	Mark Reynolds	13th	José Garza	23rd	23rd
Shortstops	José Rosa	24th	José Rosa	19th	21st
Left Fielders	Melky Cabrera	6th	Víctor Rodríguez	30th	22nd
Center Fielders	Adam Jones	11th	Keith Hughes	21st	15th
Right Fielders	Kendry Morales	3rd	Todd Cunningham	29th	27th
Starting Pitchers	Héctor Ruíz	22nd	José Díaz	4th	12th
Relievers	Mike Shepherd	24th	Ed Cannon	9th	23rd
Closers	Rafael Soriano	6th	Eric Marshall	10th	2nd

Chicago Cubs 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	John Baker	8th	José Carlos Barajas	29th	28th
First Basemen	Mark Teixeira	16th	Chris Scott	21st	21st
Second Basemen	Brandon Phillips	2nd	Ryan Lee	4th	3rd
Third Basemen	Ed Moore	14th	Ed Moore	8th	7th
Shortstops	Winston von Wendland	7th	Winston von Wendland	7th	7th
Left Fielders	Brennan Boesch	7th	Joe Warner	20th	12th
Center Fielders	Ralph Burnett	8th	Ralph Burnett	13th	12th
Right Fielders	Paul Fisher	12th	Mac Austin	28th	29th
Starting Pitchers	Ricky Romero	21st	Jon Hoffman	26th	27th
Relievers	Russ Ortiz	20th	José Acevedo	21st	22nd
Closers	David Robertson	13th	Stan Brown	26th	24th

Cincinnati Reds 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Chris Iannetta	22nd	Bob Cox	28th	30th
First Basemen	José Carbajal	25th	Michael Speller	28th	29th
Second Basemen	Donald Jenkins	3rd	Donald Jenkins	6th	4th
Third Basemen	Nathan Mayes	24th	Steve Stevens	10th	12th
Shortstops	Harry Harrington	19th	José Mateo	9th	14th
Left Fielders	Chris Dickerson	27th	Michael Fox	19th	25th
Center Fielders	Jim Ware	25th	Manny Mercado	11th	18th
Right Fielders	Jayson Werth	21st	David Johnston	16th	19th
Starting Pitchers	Josh Johnson	4th	Michael McRath	18th	8th
Relievers	Juan Torres	6th	Juan Torres	2nd	5th
Closers	Tony Pena	17th	Mark Brown	8th	13th

Cleveland Indians 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Terry Crow	14th	José Bustamante	20th	20th
First Basemen	Justin Morneau	30th	David Parkinson	10th	18th
Second Basemen	Jorge Morales	16th	Jorge Morales	21st	21st
Third Basemen	Wilson López	25th	Wilson López	12th	18th
Shortstops	Orlando Meléndez	30th	Orlando Meléndez	21st	26th
Left Fielders	Garrett Jones	10th	Francisco Reyes	10th	7th
Center Fielders	Curt Wolf	17th	Tim Ford	7th	8th
Right Fielders	Fernando Valdéz	18th	Kevin Williamson	9th	12th
Starting Pitchers	José Sánchez	10th	José Sánchez	12th	9th
Relievers	Glen Perkins	21st	Michael Walker	15th	19th
Closers	Luke Gregerson	2nd	Chet Johnson	27th	8th

Colorado Rockies 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Mike Napoli	Tied for 22nd	José Parra	21st	22nd
First Basemen	Paul Billington	4th	Emmett Johnson	24th	14th
Second Basemen	Chone Figgins	27th	Neil Logan	27th	28th
Third Basemen	Armando Contreras	12th	Armando Contreras	15th	11th
Shortstops	Hanley Ramirez	1st	Kelsey Best	25th	12th
Left Fielders	Renaldo Díaz	30th	Roy Davidson	16th	24th
Center Fielders	Todd Hill	12th	Todd Hill	6th	6th
Right Fielders	John Stanley	29th	Ken Holman	1st	6th
Starting Pitchers	Max Scherzer	23rd	Spencer Crow	24th	26th
Relievers	Juan Martínez	4th	Alonso Ramírez	3rd	3rd
Closers	Matt Daley	19th	Emílio Ferreira	6th	15th

Detroit Tigers 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Leon McMillan	10th	Armando García	1st	3rd
First Basemen	Bob Martin	3rd	Bob Martin	6th	2nd
Second Basemen	Robinson Cano	20th	Bert Ford	24th	22nd
Third Basemen	John Peterson	5th	John Walden	2nd	2nd
Shortstops	Landon Burns	12th	Landon Burns	13th	13th
Left Fielders	Albert Ream	12th	Jim Howe	14th	13th
Center Fielders	Austin Jackson	16th	Lou Bailey	29th	25th
Right Fielders	Chris Bell	1st	Chris Bell	4th	1st
Starting Pitchers	Patrick Mitchell	16th	Patrick Mitchell	23rd	19th
Relievers	Luis Román	3rd	César Casco	1st	1st
Closers	Ryan Perry	15th	Conrado Colomo	16th	19th

Florida Marlins 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miguel Flores	18th	Randy Dickson	13th	Tied for 13th
First Basemen	Adam LaRoche	18th	Carlos Córdova	20th	22nd
Second Basemen	Ramiro Ruíz	25th	Ramiro Ruíz	9th	12th
Third Basemen	Eric Chavez	19th	Rusty Parris	27th	28th
Shortstops	Marco Scutaro	13th	Dan Griffin	30th	30th
Left Fielders	Julio Borbon	25th	Tim Davis	11th	17th
Center Fielders	Michael Bourn	15th	Tommy Roberson	16th	16th
Right Fielders	Vicente Martínez	25th	Kirby Haas	13th	20th
Starting Pitchers	Tommy Hanson	11th	Casey Taylor	21st	14th
Relievers	Ross Detwiler	8th	Casey Taylor	28th	17th
Closers	Frank Francisco	9th	Jared Alexander	21st	17th

Houston Astros 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Armando López	5th	Billy Clement	7th	7th
First Basemen	Prince Fielder	5th	Tabito Sato	11th	5th
Second Basemen	Joe Blair	28th	Joe Blair	22nd	23rd
Third Basemen	Chris Johnson	15th	Stan Hall	18th	16th
Shortstops	Brendan Hancock	8th	Brendan Hancock	14th	11th
Left Fielders	Fernando Martinez	1st	Mike Perry	9th	3rd
Center Fielders	Josh Hamilton	2nd	Clayton Olsen	12th	5th
Right Fielders	Nick Markakis	19th	Luis De La Rosa	18th	17th
Starting Pitchers	Freddy Garcia	17th	Lee Elliott	11th	13th
Relievers	Chris Milligan	13th	Chris Milligan	8th	9th
Closers	Brian Wilson	3rd	Ben Godwin	24th	9th

Kansas City Royals 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe West	26th	Miguel Pérez	15th	17th
First Basemen	Domingo Quintanilla	29th	Justin Klein	3rd	12th
Second Basemen	Lou Davidson	10th	Lou Davidson	5th	5th
Third Basemen	David Pruitt	23rd	Ed Kelly	5th	8th
Shortstops	Francisco Espinoza	23rd	Francisco Espinoza	20th	22nd
Left Fielders	Jake Lyons	19th	Eric Evans	8th	10th
Center Fielders	Cody Ross	9th	Arthur Sime	28th	23rd
Right Fielders	Mark Greenwood	30th	Wiley Branch	17th	26th
Starting Pitchers	Pedro García	28th	Murray Flanagan	8th	25th
Relievers	Harvey Lowe	26th	Butch Peters	27th	28th
Closers	Zach Wright	25th	Phil White	2nd	11th

Los Angeles Angels 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Victor Martinez	28th	Luis Manuel Peña	5th	9th
First Basemen	Sergio Cardona	24th	Sergio Cardona	18th	23rd
Second Basemen	Aaron Hill	5th	Alex Steele	20th	14th
Third Basemen	Carlos Santos	3rd	Carlos Santos	16th	5th
Shortstops	Robby Garrett	5th	Robby Garrett	6th	4th
Left Fielders	Nyjer Morgan	23rd	Luis Rivas	28th	29th
Center Fielders	Francisco Santana	6th	Francisco Santana	4th	4th
Right Fielders	Skip Schumaker	22nd	Ed Thomas	8th	10th
Starting Pitchers	Nick Blackburn	29th	Orlando López	28th	30th
Relievers	John Scott	14th	Elmer Morgan	23rd	16th
Closers	J.P. Howell	24th	Bartolo Ramírez	30th	30th

Los Angeles Dodgers 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Brendon Ruffin	29th	Jake Garner	11th	16th
First Basemen	Alair Wolfe	13th	Alair Wolfe	15th	15th
Second Basemen	Jorge Barrios	29th	Steve Kendall	15th	25th
Third Basemen	Jason McDonald	30th	Seth Crow	3rd	10th
Shortstops	Manuel Ramírez	15th	Manuel Ramírez	5th	10th
Left Fielders	Shin-Soo Choo	5th	Kenny Moore	23rd	11th
Center Fielders	Sergio Morán	27th	Ron Cooke	8th	14th
Right Fielders	Brad Hawpe	Tied for 9th	Enrique González	2nd	2nd
Starting Pitchers	Tom Best	27th	Bryan Dean	3rd	17th
Relievers	Connor Boswell	30th	Connor Boswell	26th	29th
Closers	Brad Ziegler	26th	Tony Trejo	Tied for 13th	22nd

Milwaukee Brewers 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Pablo Sandoval	3rd	Ryan Mortimore	9th	6th
First Basemen	Stan Thomas	12th	Stan Thomas	23rd	20th
Second Basemen	Ian Kinsler	11th	Ken Knight	11th	11th
Third Basemen	Robert Clayton	2nd	Rodrigo Batista	1st	1st
Shortstops	Reynaldo Hernández	16th	Reynaldo Hernández	18th	19th
Left Fielders	Orlando García	8th	Orlando García	5th	5th
Center Fielders	Carlos Gonzalez	18th	Albert Roberts	5th	7th
Right Fielders	Jeff Hill	9th	Jeff Hill	10th	8th
Starting Pitchers	Jason Marquis	15th	Hark Lin	19th	15th
Relievers	Hark Lin	7th	Hark Lin	24th	11th
Closers	David Aardsma	10th	Kenny Wiggins	28th	25th

Minnesota Twins 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jesus Flores	13th	Chuck Floyd	12th	10th
First Basemen	Felipe Carranza	27th	Felipe Carranza	22nd	26th
Second Basemen	Rickie Weeks	15th	Roberto Alfaro	10th	9th
Third Basemen	Armando Pérez	6th	Tomás Vela	7th	3rd
Shortstops	Joe Adams	26th	Joe Adams	27th	28th
Left Fielders	Nolan Reimold	24th	Jorge Velásquez	29th	30th
Center Fielders	Paul Huffman	20th	Paul Huffman	27th	24th
Right Fielders	Nick Swisher	4th	Félix Delgado	19th	11th
Starting Pitchers	Cole Hamels	6th	George Small	2nd	3rd
Relievers	Tom Cook	16th	Tom Cook	13th	12th
Closers	Don Pritchett	21st	Roberto Hernández	5th	16th

New York Yankees 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Matt Wieters	1st	Bill Ferris	6th	1st
First Basemen	Ronald Roach	14th	Jimmy Roe	16th	17th
Second Basemen	Ken Copeland	9th	Ken Copeland	1st	1st
Third Basemen	Ryan Zimmerman	11th	Héctor Cruz	9th	6th
Shortstops	Matt Dobson	28th	Simon Doyle	11th	16th
Left Fielders	Chris Coghlan	11th	Ray Harris	Tied for 21st	14th
Center Fielders	Cameron Maybin	13th	Wally Ross	10th	11th
Right Fielders	Denard Span	8th	Stephen Meyer	21st	16th
Starting Pitchers	Cliff Lee	2nd	Robert Pryor	10th	2nd
Relievers	Robert Pryor	2nd	Robert Pryor	6th	4th
Closers	Joakim Soria	4th	Pat McQueen	11th	1st

New York Mets 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Héctor Miranda	27th	Héctor Miranda	22nd	23rd
First Basemen	Raúl Silva	15th	Raúl Silva	4th	6th
Second Basemen	David Ramírez	13th	David Ramírez	Tied for 15th	17th
Third Basemen	Mark Teahen	27th	Stephen Harrison	28th	30th
Shortstops	Tim Harrison	25th	Tom Brown	10th	15th
Left Fielders	Steve O'Mullren	26th	Jeff Jackson	13th	20th
Center Fielders	Curtis Granderson	19th	Jorge Santiago	24th	22nd
Right Fielders	Jack Cust	27th	Lynn Bates	24th	28th
Starting Pitchers	Luis Herrera	7th	Luis Herrera	1st	1st
Relievers	Domingo Aguilar	23rd	Ronald Roberts	12th	18th
Closers	Jonathan Broxton	23rd	Herman Jenkins	1st	3rd

Oakland Athletics 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Les Joyner	2nd	Les Joyner	3rd	2nd
First Basemen	Albert Pujols	1st	Dan Clark	9th	1st
Second Basemen	Bartolo Hernández	7th	Michael Sutton	19th	15th
Third Basemen	Clayton Reid	1st	Carlos Gómez	29th	17th
Shortstops	Alex Rodriguez	6th	Carlos Yan	8th	8th
Left Fielders	Roberto Medina	3rd	Clarence Shaffer	4th	2nd
Center Fielders	Grady Sizemore	1st	Michael Holmes	9th	3rd
Right Fielders	Mike Ward	14th	Ralph Gillespie	22nd	Tied for 21st
Starting Pitchers	Adam Wainwright	5th	Jack Cline	7th	5th
Relievers	Matt Frude	1st	Matt Frude	5th	2nd
Closers	Ernest MacFadden	28th	Ernest MacFadden	22nd	29th

Philadelphia Phillies 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Roberto Nieto	9th	Roberto Nieto	16th	12th
First Basemen	Pedro Álvarez	10th	Pedro Álvarez	13th	11th
Second Basemen	Erick Aybar	Tied for 13th	Ken Evans	29th	27th
Third Basemen	Miguel Cabrera	4th	Mario Lavala	30th	29th
Shortstops	Jose Reyes	14th	Jacob Wright	28th	24th
Left Fielders	Bruce Webb	17th	Víctor Vega	2nd	4th
Center Fielders	Peter Burgess	30th	Peter Burgess	30th	30th
Right Fielders	Dave Pittman	5th	Jim Murdoch	23rd	15th
Starting Pitchers	Adrián Costello	13th	Adrián Costello	5th	7th
Relievers	Brett Cecil	25th	Marty Hart	20th	26th
Closers	Huston Street	5th	Lonnie Johnson	17th	5th

Pittsburgh Pirates 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Joe Mauer	4th	Lawrence Cline	30th	29th
First Basemen	Ryan Howard	22nd	James Miller	5th	13th
Second Basemen	Mark Chisolm	23rd	Mark Chisolm	12th	16th
Third Basemen	Brendan Morris	18th	Brendan Morris	26th	26th
Shortstops	Steve Calhoun	3rd	Steve Calhoun	12th	6th
Left Fielders	Travis Snider	18th	Tony Rogers	12th	15th
Center Fielders	Carlos Beltran	10th	Joe Young	15th	13th
Right Fielders	Kenneth Davis	11th	César Hernández	7th	5th
Starting Pitchers	Jeff Knight	30th	Jeff Knight	15th	29th
Relievers	Nick Smith	27th	Augusto Álvarez	4th	24th
Closers	Paul Jennings	20th	Paul Jennings	3rd	10th

San Diego Padres 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	24th	Javier Robles	10th	15th
First Basemen	Luis Mendoza	19th	Bill Swanson	1st	4th
Second Basemen	Glenn McGill	24th	Tony Arellano	3rd	7th
Third Basemen	Alberto Callaspo	10th	Zhen-ying Hsing	19th	19th
Shortstops	Walt Rivera	18th	Walt Rivera	3rd	9th
Left Fielders	Ed Pitts	29th	Connor Brockway	17th	26th
Center Fielders	Reynaldo Cortéz	24th	Reynaldo Cortéz	2nd	9th
Right Fielders	Vincent Richardson	23rd	Logan Roberts	20th	24th
Starting Pitchers	Todd Hill	19th	José Hernández	29th	24th
Relievers	Reynaldo Díaz	12th	Reynaldo Díaz	22nd	14th
Closers	Jeff Gray	22nd	Millard Rose	20th	26th

San Francisco Giants 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Gerald Posey	20th	Adrian Curran	18th	19th
First Basemen	Tim Summers	17th	Gene Larson	29th	28th
Second Basemen	Pete Griffin	8th	Rafael Crespo	2nd	2nd
Third Basemen	Mat Gamel	16th	David Cooper	24th	25th
Shortstops	Jimmy Rollins	10th	Scott McCall	2nd	2nd
Left Fielders	Josh Willingham	15th	Salvador Cruz	24th	23rd
Center Fielders	Jacoby Ellsbury	4th	Héctor Valenzuela	14th	10th
Right Fielders	Alonso Villanueva	17th	Alonso Villanueva	12th	14th
Starting Pitchers	Jon Lester	8th	Gary Banks	20th	11th
Relievers	Troy Whitehead	22nd	Albert Felton	18th	21st
Closers	Joe Thatcher	18th	Ted Jenson	4th	12th

Seattle Mariners 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Bill Brewer	21st	Bill Brewer	27th	27th
First Basemen	Brandon Allen	6th	Kyle Stewart	14th	10th
Second Basemen	Ben Tyler	30th	Jason Cooper	25th	29th
Third Basemen	Esteban Ramos	17th	Esteban Ramos	21st	24th
Shortstops	Alcides Escobar	9th	Millard Russell	26th	20th
Left Fielders	Seth Smith	9th	Doug Lee	6th	6th
Center Fielders	Juan Casillas	23rd	Julián Lima	25th	28th
Right Fielders	Adrián Cota	28th	David Tovar	15th	23rd
Starting Pitchers	Aaron Laffey	18th	Juan Gallegos	6th	10th
Relievers	Jeff Lynch	29th	Jeff Lynch	14th	27th
Closers	Terence Kelley	29th	Grant Mitchell	7th	21st

St. Louis Cardinals 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Juan Rea	11th	Barry Johnson	8th	8th
First Basemen	Michael Cuddyer	28th	Tom Robinson	19th	25th
Second Basemen	James Stone	6th	Mike Pearce	7th	6th
Third Basemen	José Sandoval	20th	Bret Austin	13th	14th
Shortstops	Ian Desmond	11th	Jon Davis	1st	3rd
Left Fielders	Adam Lind	4th	Mark Quayde	27th	19th
Center Fielders	Mario Olvera	28th	Richard Harris	20th	26th
Right Fielders	António García	15th	António García	5th	4th
Starting Pitchers	Tim Lincecum	3rd	José Leyva	13th	6th
Relievers	Martín Villa	Tied for 9th	Hugh MacIntosh	11th	8th
Closers	Juan Gutierrez	12th	Walt Griffin	23rd	20th

Tampa Bay Rays 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Butch Hyde	16th	Butch Hyde	23rd	21st
First Basemen	Ralph Ward	8th	Ralph Ward	12th	9th
Second Basemen	Bruce Wigton	17th	Bruce Wigton	17th	19th
Third Basemen	Juan Uribe	29th	Mike Raines	20th	27th
Shortstops	Dave Lambert	27th	Dave Lambert	23rd	25th
Left Fielders	Aaron Womack	28th	Dave O'Brian	25th	28th
Center Fielders	Nate McLouth	7th	Dan van Daendels	23rd	17th
Right Fielders	Justin Upton	2nd	Matt Jackson	25th	9th
Starting Pitchers	Jonathan Sanchez	26th	Chris Howard	25th	28th
Relievers	Ramon Troncoso	28th	José Ortíz	30th	30th
Closers	Darren O'Day	11th	Lanny Watson	9th	Tied for 5th

Texas Rangers 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Paco Martínez	25th	José Mendoza	24th	24th
First Basemen	Michael Brown	21st	Pedro Luna	2nd	8th
Second Basemen	Willy Aybar	12th	Herb Mathews	14th	13th
Third Basemen	Omar Infante	7th	Chris Gibson	25th	20th
Shortstops	Víctor Gutiérrez	20th	Stanford Compton	22nd	23rd
Left Fielders	Jason Heyward	14th	Manny Colón	21st	18th
Center Fielders	Steven Holt	21st	Steven Holt	19th	21st
Right Fielders	Lance Berkman	6th	Kendrick Lee	26th	21st
Starting Pitchers	Daniel Grady	20th	Walt Jackson	17th	20th
Relievers	Bobby Tucker	11th	Luis Martínez	7th	6th
Closers	Alberto Arias	8th	Jeff Ford	13th	4th

Toronto Blue Jays 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Miguel Montero	15th	Manuel Gonzáles	19th	18th
First Basemen	Javier Martínez	20th	Darwin Wallace	26th	24th
Second Basemen	Jose Lopez	19th	Diego Álvarez	28th	26th
Third Basemen	Jim Anderson	22nd	Kenny Weaver	11th	13th
Shortstops	Stephen Drew	29th	Mac Simpson	24th	29th
Left Fielders	Ryan Braun	2nd	Robert Herbert	1st	1st
Center Fielders	Pablo Sánchez	29th	Joe Greenwood	18th	27th
Right Fielders	Corey Hart	13th	Roberto Ferreira	27th	25th
Starting Pitchers	Carlos Rosa	25th	Stan McGrath	14th	22nd
Relievers	Cedric Brown	5th	Chuck McDowell	17th	7th
Closers	Nick Masset	14th	Steven Massenburg	25th	23rd

Washington Nationals 03-03-2017
Positional Strength Overview

Position	Top player	Team ranking	Top prospect	Organizational ranking	Overall ranking
Catchers	Reynaldo Cota	6th	Reynaldo Cota	4th	4th
First Basemen	Joey Votto	2nd	Stan Richard	7th	3rd
Second Basemen	Casey McGehee	18th	Alfonso Martínez	8th	8th
Third Basemen	Yunel Escobar	8th	Jorge Ledezma	6th	4th
Shortstops	Edward Stevens	22nd	Luis Antonio Fernández	15th	17th
Left Fielders	David DeJesus	21st	Steffen Winram	26th	27th
Center Fielders	Clancy Wolfe	5th	Clancy Wolfe	3rd	2nd
Right Fielders	Bruce Meade	20th	Bruce Meade	6th	7th
Starting Pitchers	Ricky Nolasco	12th	Roy Green	30th	23rd
Relievers	David Hernandez	17th	Marcos Molina	25th	20th
Closers	Luis Perdomo	30th	Ron Porter	12th	27th